Catch a Tiger By His Trail

Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

April 1, 2009

1 Min Read
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Tiger Woods is back on the links, making it safe to actually be interested in golf again. But some people are more than interested in Mr. Woods.

David Arnott of The Sporting News uncovered an eBay auction for a discarded Gatorade bottle that supposedly graced the gilded lips of the golf demigod during the 2007 PGA Championship. This creepy bit of fan flotsam could have been yours for the low, low price of $25,000.

As you might expect, the item description was, by turns, rhapsodic and philosophical. Sample excerpt: "Was this drink enough to sustain him before he teed off? Did it provide the necessary ingredients to allow him to focus and the power needed for this hole?"

Our guess is no, but then we weren't bidding.

SOURCE: USA Today's "Game On!" blog

About the Author

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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